Qatar adds second Oslo freighter service

Qatar Airways has launched a second weekly B777 freighter flight to Oslo.

The new flight complements existing cargo capacity of 15 tonnes on the airline’s daily passenger flight in addition to passenger baggage.

The Doha-based carrier has so far launched six destinations this year – Gassim (Saudi Arabia), Najaf (Iraq), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Chicago (USA), Salalah (Oman) and Basra (Iraq) – the latter started last month.

Over the next few months, the network will expand with the addition of further destinations – Sulaymaniyah, Iraq(August 20), Chengdu, China (September 3), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (September 18),Clark International Airport, Philippines (October 28) and Philadelphia, USA (2 April 2014).